Multimedia Presentation ~ The Benefits of Local Food ~ Spring 2005
A Project of the Middlebury College Environmental Studies Senior Seminar
“The industrial methods our society currently uses to produce food—massive fields of monocultures, chemical herbicides and pesticides, long-distance international transport—are unsustainable. Simply put, they can’t continue for much longer without running into some severe problems…both environmental and economic. There is a solution, however. And it is up to our generation to initiate systemic change, starting close to home—in our own dining halls. What is this solution, you ask? Local foods.”
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This multimedia presentation was developed as part of the Environmental Studies Senior Seminar at Middlebury College. The presentation (put together using Adobe Premiere), is based on the model of productions such as Leonardo DiCaprio’s clip on global climate change that can be found at http://www.leonardodicaprio.org/whatsimportant/globalwarning.htm . It presents not only general cost analyses, but also presents more in-depth information regarding the benefits of local foods in comparison with our industrial/global food system. Ideas and quotes from the books and articles we read as part of our senior seminar, as well powerful images, fortify the messages being conveyed. The production lastly hones in on the ways that institutions, like Middlebury College, can work towards a more sustainable type of food service. Examples from Middlebury and other schools will flush out the ending of the presentation regarding practical steps taken towards local food integration in dining halls and cafeterias.
For questions or comments, to obtain a copy of the video clip on CD, or to obtain the video script, contact Diane Munroe at (802) 443-5925 or dmunroe@middlebury.edu.
